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| Photographs of Activities, The Science of Life, Session I |
| Our Daily Schedule (all times are approximate): 8:45 Arrival and freeplay/classroom choices 9:10 Small Group Activities 9:40 Science Activity Block 1 10:20 Snack 10:40 Science Activity Block 2 11:20 Get organized/change for Swim & Lunch 11:45 Swim Lessons 12:15 Lunch 12:50 All Group Game 1:20 Change from Swimming 1:50 Choice Time (playground, games, etc) 2:50 Daily Wrap Up Meeting, and Story 3:20 Head to Buses, Carpool, and Extended Day |
| Monday, June 27th: Today we hiked over to Lars Anderson to collection some invasive Japanese Mystery Snails and other pond creatures. We accidentally caught six damselfly larvae that hatched into adult flies in our classroom. It was pretty exciting! ***sorry, no pictures today*** |
| Tuesday, June 28th: Today we went on a field trip to the Stone Zoo to explore animal diversity. We also had a scavenger hunt to find specific things like a nest made out of mud, an ape, and a bird swimming or bathing in water. The flamingos had just hatched three eggs and one more egg was still in a nest in the back. Some campers also got to see the kookaburra eating a dead mouse! |
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| Wednesday, June 29th: Today we set up a food choice experiment using an interesting creature called a slime mold. Slime molds spend years in suspended animation (diapause) until they find the right environment to grow...dark, wark, and wet. We re-created their environments in the lab and gave them two different food items to choose from. We will check them tomorrow to see if they "woke up" and chose a food item. |
| Thursday, June 30th: Today we observed our slime molds to see if they had chosen a preferred food item. Some had (they seem to really like oatmeal flakes) and some hadn't, so we had a choice of leaving them alone or changing another variable like putting them into the light, letting them dry out, or putting them into the cold. Most campers decided to leave them alone and see if they would make a food choice. We also got to visit CSI camp and meet some Brookline Police Officers. The County Sheriff's office also came with a K-9 Unit to show us how the dogs help the officers apprehend fugitives. |
| Friday, July 1, 2011: Today we made our final observations of our slime molds and prepared them to take home. During our second science block we explored the compost heap for compost worms and other compost critters. We found many isopods (rollly-polly bugs), earwigs, and red wrigglers. We also found a huge black spider caring for an egg sack. |
